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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostAbsolutely silent and cutthroat. Boys and girls. And it's absurd because many players aren't very good and the parents foolishly think 1)DA is the greatest (it isn't) and 2) their kid will get a great package to a top university. They've no idea how low on the totem pole most local players and clubs are vs the national scene
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Most DA programs are free. Gps is the only club I know who have charged players to play Da.
Although I’m not surprised given the recent publicity about them.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostMost DA programs are free. Gps is the only club I know who have charged players to play Da.
Although I’m not surprised given the recent publicity about them.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostMost DA programs are free. Gps is the only club I know who have charged players to play Da.
Although I’m not surprised given the recent publicity about them.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostYup. That’s it for NEFC and GPS commits. Eye roll.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThankfully, if your daughter is a strong player she can do both. Play HS and then "tryout" for the local DA team .... Boys can do it too. If she plays HS and doesn't make a DA team then you are better off any way. Quite honestly, DA in the Northeast is not good anyways. Unless your daughter is a strong player and her hs is absolutely terrible then perhaps you should consider a prep or private school instead. Nothing wrong with a local strong player trying to turn around a weak program. Kudos to the kid(s) that try .... And even more for those that succeed. Kids today would do well to learn about pride and how to play with it.
You got out of your way to say how weak DA is, then say "if the daughter doesn't make DA"...well, I guess we are talking about a pretty terrible player this is, no?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostIs it worth my daughter missing out on her High School for DA?
1. Did you play soccer for an academy team?
2. Were you willing to sacrifice your school mates and town at the behest of your parents?
3. Did you travel all over the country playing mediocre soccer so that your parents could brag on TS?
4. Do you have experience blogging?
If the answer to these questions is a 'yes' then you go right to the top of 'the list'.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostAbsolute!!! Because, after four years of college, employers ask the following questions:
1. Did you play soccer for an academy team?
2. Were you willing to sacrifice your school mates and town at the behest of your parents?
3. Did you travel all over the country playing mediocre soccer so that your parents could brag on TS?
4. Do you have experience blogging?
If the answer to these questions is a 'yes' then you go right to the top of 'the list'.
Now, if they played a college sport at a high-level, I was interested. I liked to hear about sacrificing, thriving in a team environment, living out of your comfort zones, and the abilities to be nurtured outside of a cocoon.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI've hired dozens of people and never asked them anything about their HS days. That's usually reserved for mom and dad.
Now, if they played a college sport at a high-level, I was interested. I liked to hear about sacrificing, thriving in a team environment, living out of your comfort zones, and the abilities to be nurtured outside of a cocoon.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostFor women's soccer you can still do that and not have to give up HS soccer. As a hiring manager you also know there's plenty of highly qualified non athletes who also regularly step out of their comfort zones and manage challenging schedules etc.
Of course. But, I never look at someone's HS, so that reference was a useless data point.
I do have a preference for candidates who have worked in a team environment before and will prod for those examples. The higher the level, the higher the pressure, the more interested I am. It's a factor, but far from the only one. I'm just saying HS soccer doesn't generally factor unless it's an outlying story.
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